I'm surprised CBC doesn't have more vintage shows on it Gem streaming service. There are hundreds of comedy and variety shows from my childhood and teens I'd love to rewatch, Beachcombers being just one. RIP Jesse.
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Sometimes they show The Beachcombers on the channel dedicated to indigenous programming. APN, I think.
Someone uploaded quite a lot of old Irish Rovers episodes and on-location shows from Ireland, Scotland, and other places on YouTube. Some of these are from as early as 1971, before I was a fan and started watching their show. So I'm seeing these early ones for the first time.
I was absolutely blown away by the one where they introduced Bob O'Donovan (the mostly-forgotten new member who was part of the group for a brief time in the '70s). He was with them when they were the headliners at the main Grandstand Show here in Red Deer (for the annual fair). I got to see them 3 times; once for the kids' show, and twice for the evening shows.
But he didn't play the fiddle during those shows. His performance in the episode where he was introduced was amazingly, stupendously AWESOME (I don't use this word often, so when I do use it, it's not meant lightly).
I wish the Irish Rovers episodes could be released on DVD as well, but I realize that there would be a mountain of legal wrangling about it. Will Millar quit the group shortly after their 30th anniversary, partly over royalty disputes with his brother, George. He formed his own group, some mad irishmen and they toured for awhile and released some CDs. I think Bob O'Donovan was part of that group as well.
Would you believe I found some Don Messer's Jubilee episodes on YouTube? My grandmother had quite a crush on Charlie Chamberlain, back in the '60s.
The first time I could honestly say I had a favorite TV show with real people (as opposed to cartoons and children's shows like The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup) was Adventures in Rainbow Country. We had a black and white TV when that was on, and I was blown away the first time I saw it on a color TV. That's some pretty scenery out in Ontario (though nothing like the Rockies, of course). I have a novel based on the show, and re-read it just a few months ago.
There are also episodes on Youtube.
Later-season ones, after most of my favorite characters had either been written off due to the actor/actress dying, or because the actor/actress left the show. The only ones left who I liked were Constable Constable and Relic.
They were also behind the encore+ YouTube channel which has some old cancon but I don't know what their participation level is nowadays.
If you look at the views for a lot of the stuff on the YouTube channel they aren't good. I asked a couple times if they were going to finish putting shows online that they started and then abandoned and got the message back that people just didn't watch enough for them to continue.
For some strange reason I missed any announcement that this youtube channel even existed. Pretty piss-poor excuse if you don't advertise something and then whine that no one was interested.
We're paying for Gem, put it all there, advertise it, fans will show up.
For some strange reason I missed any announcement that this youtube channel even existed. Pretty piss-poor excuse if you don't advertise something and then whine that no one was interested.
We're paying for Gem, put it all there, advertise it, fans will show up.
The YouTube channel had been around for a long time, before Gem. Looks like CBC itself isn't involved in it anymore - maybe they left it when they started Gem. Looks like they also took off some CBC shows. A lot of the miniseries' they put up are still there though.
Here's the current channel description:
Right this way to enjoy classic Canadian
English-language films and TV shows! And don't forget
to come back for more
Launched in 201 7, Encore+ invites YouTube audiences
wherever they are in the world, to discover - or
rediscover - iconic Canadian films, TV shows,
documentaries and short films. Comedies, dramas,
children's classics, historical documentary series and
period dramas - it's all on Encore+ for fans of all ages
to enjoy.
Pour apprecier des classiques de la culture
cinematographique et televisuelle canadienne en
français, visitez Encore Plus: https://youtube.com
/EncorePlusMediaFr
Collaborators:
Canada Media Fund
Bell Media
Deluxe Toronto
Google Canada
Telefilm Canada
Ohhh! Just got an email from CRA, they're paying me for Climate Action!
ETA: $466! Wisely invested I could get 2 bucks a month with that!!
BMO has some nice ETFs that pay monthly @ an annual rate of 4-8%, I split my loose change among a few of them. In a TSFA self-directed no-fee it's a nice stable return for an old fart like me.
ETA: $466! Wisely invested I could get 2 bucks a month with that!!
BMO has some nice ETFs that pay monthly @ an annual rate of 4-8%, I split my loose change among a few of them. In a TSFA self-directed no-fee it's a nice stable return for an old fart like me.
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So that's what the Gov of Canada deposit in my account today is for.
A few months ago I re-watched the Showtime series of The Borgias (there are several Canadian actors in it).For some strange reason I missed any announcement that this youtube channel even existed. Pretty piss-poor excuse if you don't advertise something and then whine that no one was interested.
We're paying for Gem, put it all there, advertise it, fans will show up.
What baffles me is why they had Downton Abbey on offer. I can't think of any Canadian connection to that show unless you count the subplot in which a Canadian soldier shows up at Downton during WWI, claiming to be Cousin Patrick (the Crawley cousin Mary was originally supposed to marry) who didn't die on the Titanic after all, but lost his memory and only recently recovered it. Patrick claimed that he ended up in Canada and that's why he was wounded in France.
There's always been some kind of deal between CBC and BBC, I think back when I was a kid BBC was counted as Canadian content.
lucky bugger.
We only got $293.
But will come in handy. Want to boost the money going in the wife's Registered Disabiltiy Savings Plan (we put in 5K, get 10.5K from the feds).
Nice return but a bit of a strain and I suspect the vast majority of people with an RDSP don't get anywhere near that. Even in the first 10 years when you can get 10k for putting in 3.5K in can be hard.
Much of what's in there has gone in there in time the wife has been working but plan is by the time her boss is up for re-election in 2026 we'll have and over 5 figure amount. Not as nice as a lifetime's worth but will help down the track and we have to start taking out before she turns 60 (so have another 10.5 years).
The RDSP is amazing, we used to max that out too.
have to wonder about the intelligence of some of these freedom convoy types.
Was downtown this afternoon with the wife and one seem to be do circles in his big black truck with the word "freedom" on the side, flags waving and fishing poles on the back.
Seem to be doing a good job of turning cash into carbon pollution and probably making his truck engine unhappy as I could continually hear the turbo whistling as it came off boost.
Was downtown this afternoon with the wife and one seem to be do circles in his big black truck with the word "freedom" on the side, flags waving and fishing poles on the back.
Seem to be doing a good job of turning cash into carbon pollution and probably making his truck engine unhappy as I could continually hear the turbo whistling as it came off boost.
Black truck eh? So not this guy?
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/loca...ery-drives-onto-wellington#Echobox=1657930927
People on Reddit are complaining about racing on the 417 tonight too.
Speaking of Canadian media, I've mentioned this before, but I feel it's often woefully under-represented when it comes to older TV shows. We need to do a much better job of making older stuff available. Anything made before the 2000's seem to be sadly unavailable. Good luck finding any DVDs of pretty much anything unless it's recent.
"Some"?
I think there is legislation currently going through parliament to put the same Cancon requirements on streaming services as traditional broadcast stations. If it passes I'd bet a lot of those older Canadian programs will be available again pretty quickly.
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